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CVE-2012-4184

The Chrome Object Wrapper (COW) implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 16.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.8, Thunderbi

The Chrome Object Wrapper (COW) implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 16.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.8, Thunderbird before 16.0, Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.8, and SeaMonkey before 2.13 does not prevent access to properties of a prototype for a standard class, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript code with chrome privileges via a crafted web site.

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3 EPSS 0.01102
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  • No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence
Sigma rules1 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
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Affected Products & Versions

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mozilla firefox< 10.0.8
mozilla thunderbird esr< 10.0.8
mozilla firefox< 16.0
mozilla thunderbird< 16.0
mozilla seamonkey< 2.13
canonical ubuntu linuxall versions
redhat enterprise linux desktopall versions
redhat enterprise linux eusall versions
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Sigma Hunt Rules

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Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
producthighSQLite Firefox Profile Data DB Access
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Scoring & Timeline

4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Published to NVD10 Oct 2012 · 05:55 PM
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Vendor Advisories

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suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:10071-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:10218-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:10230-1
usnUSN-1611-1
usnUSN-1600-1
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-10/msg00010.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://osvdb.org/86113Broken Link
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1351.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/50892Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/50904Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/50984Third Party Advisory
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